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Al Jean, executive producer and show runner for Fox's long, long, long-running "The Simpsons," says the death that is coming to Springfield in the upcoming 26th season premiere will be permanent.
"When we kill [a character], they stay dead," Jean said....

Few corners of the Earth have been safe from the cultural reach of “The Simpsons.” From Pakistan to Sweden to China, the American family that perhaps put the most fun into dysfunctional has delighted audiences - and confounded network and...

Just as America is recovering from FXX's recent 12-day marathon of every episode of the "The Simpsons," the cabler has set an eight-episode, music-themed marathon of the cartoon, beginning at 8 p.m. on Sept. 11.
The marathon is tied to "'The Simpsons'...

When you gather some of the top creative names behind "The Simpsons" in one room, a reporter's questions tend to get buried under rapid-fire one-liners, overlapping anecdotes and boisterous laughter. ĦAy caramba!
But who would expect otherwise from a team that has worked together for a quarter of a century chronicling America's most comically dysfunctional family?
The first wisecrack on a recent afternoon was fired by Matt Groening, creator of the long-running animated series on the Fox network. "What...

Conan O'Brien is planning to revisit his famous Monorail episode of "The Simpsons" when the show celebrates 25 years on the air at a Hollywood Bowl event in September.
O'Brien revealed his participation in "The Simpsons Take the Bowl," a three-night event at the Hollywood Bowl, during an interview with Buzzfeed UK published Monday.
O'Brien was a writer for "The Simpsons" for two seasons from 1991 to 1993 and wrote one of the show's most enduring episodes, "Marge Vs. the Monorail."
The episode, which...

"The Simpsons" may be going strong in its 25th season, but a major character from the long-running animated series will soon meet his or her maker.
In a conference call with reporters last week, executive producer Al Jean revealed plans to kill off a character in the season ahead.
"We’re actually working on a script where a character will pass away," Jean said. "I’ll give a clue that the actor playing the character won an Emmy for playing that character, but I won’t say who it is."...

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Dennis Farina, who died Monday at age 69, will get one more noteworthy role on the small screen when his guest shot on "Family Guy" airs in the new season.
Farina is just one of several guest voices who will be appearing on the Fox animated comedy's 12th season. Other actors scheduled to drop in on the Griffin clan include "Game of Thrones'" Peter Dinklage, "Breaking Bad's" Bryan Cranston, "The Voice's" Adam Levine, "Two and a Half Men's" Jon Cryer and Ashton Kutcher, Conan O'Brien, Liam Neeson and "The...

The world of voice-over artists is having an indie film moment.
Following on the heels of Lake Bell's recently released narrative film "In a World...," which centers on the competitive business of movie trailer voice-over work, comes the documentary "I Know That Voice."
The project, executive produced by John DiMaggio -- the voice of Bender on the animated television series "Futurama" -- features more than 150 voice-over actors in an exploration of their craft and business.
ON LOCATION: Where the...

If Seth MacFarlane guest-voicing on The Simpsons this past season didn't do it, perhaps any last remnants of rumors of a creative feud between the creators of The Simpsons and the creators of Family Guy that have swirled since the latter show debuted will be f